Springing arrangement



Aug. y20, 1940. o. slEBLz-:RETAL SPRINGING ARRANGEMENT Original Filed Aug. 25. 1936 145 tomobiles.

Patented Ang). 20, 1940 UNITEDe STATESI PATENT ori-'lcs srnnvomo. AanANGEMsN'r' original applicaties Anruf z5, 193s, serial Nn.

97,856. Divided and thisrapplication March 23,`

193s, semi No. 191,131. In Germany August.

comme. (ci. sevizi) The invention relates to a springing arrangement, `more particularly for automobiles with swinging link members carrying the wheels and. using rubber members stressed in shear. The

`i present application is a, division ofour co-pendixg `application Serial No. 97,856, led August `25, l 36. v

Such rubber members have hitherto been'made lin the form of sleeves extending in the direction l of the link member journals and distorted by arotary movement. vIn these constructions the material is not uniformly utilized, because the inner and louter shear surfaces are of different sizes. The transmission ratio between the power and 1-3 the load is predetermined ,and fixed by the length of the link member. The link member Journal passing through the rubber sleeve must be of con. siderable length and -must have two bearings,- which involves considerable expense. Also such rubber sleeves are difficult hto manufacture and y u In contradistinction thereto the novelty of the,

invention consists in this, that the rubber mernf the plate 4 is moved forwardly by the armC l the spring eye l also vbers are constructedin the forni of prisms ex- 25 tending in the mean direction of movement of the link member. V'The rubber membersin this case are deformed by a movement whichtakes place in the axis of the prisms. -'I'he materialv can, in

' this case, be uniformly utilized because all the shear surfaces are equal. 'Fundamentally, any ratio of transmission between the power and the -load is possible', so that very hard rubber materials can be used. Such rubber members are simply made and easily fixed. The constructional expense for mounting4 them is only small, on account of the prismatic shape. According to the invention therubber members are `provided with adhering plates, which are releasably connected. at one side with the` frameand at the'other side 40 with the link member. vIn this way it is made possible easily-to insert and remove the rubber members without damage. I

Rubber `members of prismatic formare already known, for example -for engines and gears ofau- In these constructions however, the rubber members serve only for A,providing a .vibrationless mounting or for damping the osclla rtions.l They must, as a rule, be so greatly str ssed lthat their springing properties remain small. Several constructional examples of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a vertical principal section through the first spring arrangement.

Figs. 2.4 are corresponding sectionsalong the lines II-II, m-IIIanclIV-IV in 1.

vided Fis. i5 is a vertical principal 'g section another spring arrangement.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view VI-VI of Fig. 5.

through taken on the line In the constructional example according t0 6" rubber body 2 is madeprismatic and, two plates 3, 4, so as to adhere 4ilrmly. The lower plate 3 is secured by means of screw bolts i to the lower web of 'the box-like longitudinal frame member 6. The upper plate 10 4 is constructed as a spring plate and is pivoted by means of av spring eye 1 to the short arm `I of. the wheel link member 9. The link member 9 is guided by means of a journal I0 in a bracket Il securedby means of rivets- I2 to the upper web 16 of the longitudinal frame member 8. In the bracket il is mounted an adjustable screw bolt Il, which strikes against the plate 4 in such a 'manner that this tilts inwardly when the link member arm 8 swings. Thejrubber Amember 2 20` is enclosed in the rear engl of the frame member 8.

yIf. the wheel swings upwardly in the direction Figs. l--4` the is connected with inthe direction H. Since l moves upwardly relative to the frame member I, the plate t is simuitanecuny turnedabont the screw bolt i3. In addition to'the shear stress in the direction H of the movement of the arm I, 'there are also tension and compression stresses in 30 the vertical direction. This causeithe springingto be harder the greater is the wheel deflection,

so that a progressive springing characteristic is obtained. The amount of progressiveness can be varied within anydesired limits by adjusting the 35 point i3 and in this way the running requirements can be-met. Also the natural damping of the [springing arrangement can`be influenced by giving the rubber mem'ber 2 a certain initialtension in the 'direction perpendicular to the direction H. t

In the constructional example according to Figs. 5 and 6 the plate 41'of Fig. 1 consists of ai. bearing sleeve guided in a frame tube 6a which encloses the rubber members heil/d by means of a transverse bolt l! mounted in a rame tube 6a. The link member-arm 8 is prowith a roller 2l which engages with the roll ing track I8 formed on the end -of the bearing sleevel 4a at an angle a. modicationof Figs. Sand 6 is secured to the endof the frame tube 6a by means of a clip I1. 'If the arm lswings inthe direction H its effective lever. arm is shortenedto` such an extentthat a progressive swingingl'action is'bbtained. The `lili 2. The platela, is

A bracket'lla in the 60 rubber members 2a and 2b are thereby protected from all additional stresses.

The prismatic rubber members can also have other shapes, which are determined by the construction of the longitudinal frame member and f matic rubber memberl approximately coincides with the direction of movement ofthe engaging arm of the link member. The length of the engaging link member arm is immaterial for ythe i.

invention.

We claim:

. 1. A springing arrangement for a wheel of av Avehicle including a tubular shaped frame, a

bracket mounted on the'frame, a wheel carrying link member journaled in said bracket, an arm xed to said link member, a tubular shaped sleeve mounted for longitudinal movement 'in said frame, a rubber member attached to -the inner surface of said sleeve, means fixed to the frameA` and engaging another surface of said rubber member, and an arcuate shaped end portion carried by said sleeve adjacent the free end of said arm, whereby the free end of said arm engages the arcuate shaped end portion of thev sleeve sovthat the springing of the wheel carrying linkv member is opposed by the shear resistance of the rubber member. 2. A springing arrangement for a wheel vof a vehicle .including a ltubular shapedv frame, a bracket mounted on the frame, a wheel carrying linkA member journaled in said bracket, an arm' fixed tosald link member, a tubulars'haped sleeve mounted for longitudinal movement in said frame, a rubber member` attached to the inner' surface of said sleeve, a plate xed to said framel extending along the inner surface of said rubber member and attached theretmand an arcuate shaped end portion carried by` said sleeve adjacent thefree end of said arm, whereby said arm engages the arcuate shaped end portion of the sleeve'and the springingof the wheel carrying link member is opposed by the Shear resistance of the rubber member between the sleeve and 4said plate.

3. A springing arrangement for the wheelgoi a vehicle including a tubular shaped frame', a bracket mounted on the frame, a wheel carrying link member journaled in said bracket, an arm fixed to said link member, a tubular shaped sleeve mounted for longitudinal movement within said frame, two rubber members each attached to the inner surface of said sleeve, a plate xed to said frame `and attached to each of the'rubber members, and an varcuate shaped arm-engaging track carried on the end of said sleeve, whereby the springing of the wheel carryinglink member in said bracket, an arm member rigidly fixed to.

said link member and a roller carried by the free end thereof', a sleeve member movably mounted.'

within said frame, a rubber member attached to the inner surface of said sleeve, a plate Yfixed to said frame extending along another surface of c. ing of 'thecwheel carrying link member is opposed by the shear resistance of the rubber member.

5. A springing arrangement for a wheel of'a vehicle vincluding a tubular shaped frame, c a bracket mounted adjacent one end of the frame, a wheel-carrying link member. journaled in said said rubber member and attached thereto, and' bracket,v anarm xed to said link member, a

tubular shaped sleeve v enclosed by saidv frame and mounted for longitudinal guidedmo'vement l within the frame, two rubber members each attached' to the'inner surface of said tubular sleeve,y

moved by said arm during the springing of they wheel and the movement of the sleeve'is opposed vby the shear-resistance of the rubber members between the plate and the sleeve.l ,v

6. A springing arrangement for a lwheel of a Vehicle including a hollow frame member, a bracket mounted'onv the outside of the frame member, a wheel carrying .link member journalled in said bracket and havingfanarm terminating adjacent the open end of the frame member, a sleevermovably mounted inside said frame member,`a rubber member attached yto theinner surface of said sleeye, means xedvto the frame member engaging another lsurface of said rubber membenand means extending across the end of said sleeve adjacent the free end of said arm whereby the springing of'the'wheel carrying link 'member causes the free end of the arm to enresistance of the rubber member;

'OSCAR SIEBLE WALTER BOXAN.

va plate xed to said frame and having each op- 

